Display ready container

ABSTRACT

A container assembly having an inner container and an outer cover that fits over the inner container. The inner container is positioned within the outer cover. The outer cover includes an overlay formed in the outer cover sidewalls by a tear line allowing the overlay to be detached from the outer cover. An adhesive secures the inner container and the outer cover together with the adhesive being provided between the inner container and the overlay so that the overlay can detach from the outer cover and remain attached to the inner container over the adhesive when the outer cover is removed from the inner container. A knockdown assembly that can be erected into a container assembly is also provided.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention pertains to containers used for packaging,shipping, and displaying goods. More particularly, the invention relatesto containers having a bottom or inner container section for holdinggoods therein, and an upper or outer cover section for covering thebottom section.

2. Description of the Related Art

Display ready containers have become very popular, particularly inretail stores where goods for sale are displayed in the container. Atypical display ready container has separate top and bottom sectionsformed from separate corrugated blanks. The bottom section, alsoreferred to as an inner container, has side walls and flaps for formingthe container bottom. The upper section, also referred to as the outercover section, has side walls and flaps for forming the container top.The upper section fits over the side walls of the bottom section toenclose the interior of the container and protect the goods inside. Theupper and bottom sections can then be secured together for shipping.Once the container is at the retailer, the upper section can be removedto display the goods within the container.

Display ready containers are particularly useful as shipping-displaycontainers. Used to package and ship goods for retail, the outside faceof the bottom section can be printed and/or designed with promotionalinformation suitable for display on the retail floor. The retailerremoves the upper section of the container and places the bottomcontainer section containing the goods on the retail floor.

A previous disadvantage of such two piece containers is the number ofsteps necessary to assemble the container. This disadvantage wasovercome with the development of display ready containers that allow forthe automation of the set up, packaging and sealing of such containers.One such display ready container is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,368which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This patent provides acontainer assembly having an unopened outer sleeve (that forms the outercover section when erected), and an unopened inner sleeve (that formsthe inner container section when erected) positioned inside the outersleeve. The inner and outer sleeves, in a flat unopened form also knownas a knockdown, are adhered together relative to one another in thepositional relationship of the final erected container assembly whichallows the top forming flaps of the container assembly to be closed.This allows the container to be filled with goods with the outer coversection (upper section) already secured to the bottom container section.Once the container is filled with the goods, the top forming flapsattached to the outer cover section are folded over and sealed shut toenclose the container for shipment, thereby eliminating the step ofplacing the outer cover section over the bottom section, and therebyimproving the automation of the packaging process. The retailer thenseparates the two container sections by breaking the adhesive jointsbetween the two container sections, discarding the upper cover section,and using the bottom container section to hold and display goods on theretail floor.

One problem with such improved display ready containers is that whenbreaking the adhesive joints between the two container sections, theouter surface of the inner container can tear, marring the printed imagevisible to the customer. Accordingly, one object of the presentinvention is to provide an improved display ready container that avoidsthis problem. Other advantages will be obvious or may be learned bypractice of the invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one form the present invention provides a container assembly havingan inner container and an outer cover that fits over the innercontainer. The inner container has multiple wall panels that form innercontainer sidewalls for holding the goods within the container assembly.The inner container also has a top edge and bottom forming flaps thatextend from a bottom end of the side walls to form the container bottom.The outer cover has multiple wall panels that form outer cover sidewallsfor fitting over the sidewalls of said inner container, and also has abottom edge and top forming flaps extending from a top end of the outercover side walls to form the container top. The inner container ispositioned within the outer cover. The outer cover further includes anoverlay formed in the outer cover sidewalls by a tear line allowing theoverlay to be detached from the outer cover along the tear line. Anadhesive secures the inner container and the outer cover together withthe adhesive disposed between the inner container side walls and theoverlay of the outer cover so that the overlay can remain attached tothe inner container over the adhesive when the outer cover is removedfrom the inner container. Thus, when the outer cover is removed from theinner container, the adhesive joint between the inner container andouter cover is not broken. Instead, the outer cover is detached from theoverlay which remains attached to and over the adhesive, therebyavoiding the tearing or marring of the surface of the inner containerwhich might otherwise happen should the adhesive joint be broken.

The present invention also provides a container knockdown assemblycapable of being erected into a container assembly that has an innercontainer for holding goods within it and an outer cover enclosing theinner container. The knockdown assembly includes an inner sleeve capableof forming the inner container when the knockdown assembly is erected,and an outer sleeve capable of forming the outer cover when thecontainer assembly is erected. The inner sleeve has first and secondinner sleeve walls which include the container sidewalls, a top edge,and a bottom forming flap opposite the top edge which can form thecontainer assembly bottom. The outer sleeve has first and second outersleeve walls which include the outer cover sidewalls, a bottom edge, anda top forming flap opposite the bottom edge which can form the containerassembly top. The inner sleeve is positioned within and relative to theouter sleeve in a positional relationship of the erected containerassembly. The outer sleeve further includes an overlay formed in theouter cover sidewalls by a tear line allowing the overlay to bedetachable from the outer sleeve along the tear line. Adhesive securesthe inner and outer sleeves together in the aligned positionalrelationship of the erected container assembly, the adhesive beingprovided between the side walls of the inner sleeve (inner container)and the adhesive overlay of the outer sleeve (outer cover) so that theoverlay can remain attached to the inner container over the adhesive ifthe outer cover is removed from the inner container. The knockdown isideal for automated packaging equipment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description,will be better understood when read in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there are shownin the drawings preferred embodiments. It is understood, however, thatthis invention is not limited to these embodiments and are to be limitedonly by the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container assembly made in accordancewith the present invention showing the inner container within the outercover, and the top flaps folded outwardly;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a blank section for forming the outer containersection of the container assembly in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a blank section for forming the inner sectionof the container assembly in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a step of making the containerassembly of FIG. 1, where the inner sleeve is positioned on the innerface of the blank that will form the outer sleeve;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a step of making the containerassembly of FIG. 1 that comes after the step shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the container of FIG. 1 showing the twocontainer sections separated from one another;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the container assembly of FIG. 1taken along lines 7-7;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the presentinvention showing two container assembly sections separated from oneanother and the top flaps folded inward to enclose the container;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a blank section for forming the outer containersection of the container assembly in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the container assembly of FIG. 8taken along lines 10-10;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the presentinvention showing two container sections separated from one another andthe top flaps folded inward to enclose the container;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a blank section for forming the outercontainer section of the container assembly in FIG. 11; and

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the container assembly of FIG. 11taken along lines 13-13.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention disclosed herein provides a novel container assembly and acontainer knockdown assembly. Described below are several illustrativeembodiments of the invention suited for containers used for shipping anddisplaying goods for retail. It is understood, however, that the presentinvention is not so limited and can be adapted to other containers.

Reference now will be made in detail to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1through 7. With initial reference to FIG. 1, display ready containerassembly 10 has an inner container 12, shown partially in dotted linewhere hidden, which is adapted to fit within an outer container cover14. These two container sections 12 and 14, with the inner container 12fixedly secured within the outer cover 14, form the display readycontainer assembly 10. The inner container 12 holds the goods to becontained within, and the outer cover 14 will ultimately enclose theinner container 12. The individual display ready container sections 12and 14 are now described separately in more detail.

With further reference to FIG. 6, showing the inner container 12 removedfrom the outer cover 14, the inner container 12 includes inner containersidewalls 16 which form the front wall 18, side wall 20, rear wall 22and second side wall 24, and which are attached to one another atcorners 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, and 26 d. The container sidewalls 16 have atop edge 28 and a lower end 30. Bottoms forming flaps 32, which includeflaps 32 a, 32 b, 32 c, and 32 d, attached to and extending from thelower end 30 of the sidewalls 16, are foldable to form the bottom 34 ofthe inner container 12. The sidewalls 16 have an outer surface 36 and aninner surface 38. A display opening 40 is formed in the front wall 18 asshown.

The inner container 12 is preferably formed or cut from a unitary blank42, preferably of corrugated paper board as shown in FIG. 3 which showsthe inner surface 38. A glue tab 44 attached to the end of the side wall24 is provided to connect one end 46 a of the blank 42 to the other end46 b to form the inner container 12. Lines of weakness 48, such asscores or creases formed in corrugated paperboard, define the varioussidewalls 16 and bottom forming flaps 32 and predispose the varioussidewalls and flaps of the inner container 12 to fold easily along suchlines. Any such line of weakness as known as the art may be used.

The blank 42 for the inner container 12 is formed preferably into a twosided inner sleeve 50 as shown in FIG. 4, also referred to as aknockdown form or state, which can be erected into the inner container12 as shown in FIG. 1. With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner sleeve50 is formed by folding the side wall 24 and bottom flap 32 d togetheras a unit, along the line of weakness 48 that will form the containercorner 26 d, onto the inner face 38 of adjacent side wall panel 22.Next, adhesive 52, such as a hot melt glue as known in the industry, isapplied to the outside face 36 of the glue tab 44. Then the front sidewall 18 and bottom flap 32 a are folded as a unit, along the line ofweakness 48 that will form the container corner 26 b, onto the innerface 38 of adjacent side panel 20 and a portion of rear wall 22 suchthat the blank end 46 b contacts the glue tab 44 to adhesively securethe two walls 18, 24 together, and thereby form the two sided innersleeve 50 as shown in FIG. 4. It is seen, with reference to FIG. 4, thatthe sleeve 50 has two sleeve walls 54 and 56 attached to one another atthe corners 26 b and 26 d. The first sleeve wall 54 (the upper wall)includes the inner container walls 18 and 24 and bottom flaps 32 a and32 d in a substantially same plane, and the second sleeve wall 56 (thelower wall) includes the walls 20 and 22 and bottom flaps 32 b and 32 cin a substantially same plane parallel to the first sleeve wall 54. Thecorners 26 a and 26 c of the inner container 12 are not yet folded orformed. The inner sleeve 50 is erected into the inner container 12 in amanner further described below.

The outer cover 14 is now described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 6and 7. With initial reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the outer cover 14includes outer cover sidewalls 58 which form the cover front wall 60,side wall 62, rear wall 64 and second side wall 66, and which areattached to one another at corners 70 a, 70 b, 70 c, and 70 d. Thesidewalls 58 have a bottom edge 72 and an upper end 74. Top formingflaps 76, which include flaps 76 a, 76 b, 76 c, and 76 d attached to andextending from the upper end 74, can be folded to form the top 77 of theouter cover 14 as shown in FIG. 6. The sidewalls 66 have an outersurface 78 and an inner surface 80.

The outer cover 14 is preferably formed or cut from a unitary blank 82preferably of corrugated paper board as shown in FIG. 2 which shows theinner surface 80. A glue tab 84 attached to the end of side wall 66connects one end 86 a of the blank 82 to the other end 86 b to form theouter cover 14. Lines of weakness 48 define the various sidewalls 58,top forming flaps 76 and glue tap 84, and predispose the various walland flap panels of the outer cover 14 to fold easily along such lines.

The outer cover 14 includes an adhesive overlay 88 formed in thesidewalls 58 of the outer cover 14 by a tear line 90 which allows theoverlay 88 to be detached from the outer cover 14 along this tear line.The tear line 90 can be formed in any suitable manner which allowsseparation of the overlay from the outer cover, such as perforations orcuts in corrugated paperboard. The overlay 88 is used to cover adhesive96 securing the inner container 12 and outer cover 14 to one another andprevent tearing of the container assembly when the two containerassembly sections 12 and 14 are separated from one another.

In the presently illustrated embodiment, four overlays 88 are provided.With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 7, it is seen that the overlays 88 areformed along a section of the bottom edge 72 of the two side walls 62and 66 of the outer cover 14 and extends vertically there from. The tearline 90, in conjunction with the bottom edge 72, defines the overlays 88and allows the overlays to be separated from the outer cover 14 asillustrated in FIG. 6, which shows the overlay 88 detached from theouter cover 14 and attached to the inner container 12 for reasonsfurther discussed below. For the present, it is sufficient to understandthat inner container 12 and outer cover 14 are attached or fixed to oneanother with adhesive at the overlays 88.

Description of the formation of the outer cover 14 from the blank 82 asshown in FIG. 2 is continued with reference to FIGS. 2, 4 and 5. Theblank 82 for the outer cover 14 is preferably formed into an outersleeve 92 around the inner sleeve 50 (which forms the inner container12), to form a container knockdown assembly 94 as illustrated in FIG. 5(although the final knockdown 94 would be substantially flat after thetwo sidewalls 60 and 66 are adhered together as further describedbelow). With initial reference to FIG. 2, an adhesive 96 is applied tothe inner face 80 of the blank 82 within the area defined by theoverlays 88. Any suitable adhesive of sufficient strength and amount canbe used, such as hot melt glue. The adhesive should preferably hold theoverlays in place and break the tear line 90 when the inner container 14is removed. Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the inner sleeve 50 is laidonto the inner face 80 of the blank 82 and positioned relative to theblank 82 in a positional relationship of the inner container 12 andouter cover 14 when the container assembly 10 is erected as shown inFIG. 1. Accordingly, in the illustrated embodiment shown in FIG. 4, theinner container walls 20 and 22 of the inner sleeve 50 (inner container12) are positioned on and aligned with the outer cover side walls 62 and64 respectively of the blank 82 (outer cover 14); the fold line 48 ofthe inner sleeve 50 that will form the inner container corner 26 c isaligned with the fold line 48 that will form the outer cover corner 70c; the top edge 28 of the inner container sleeve 12 is aligned with orbelow the top end 74 of the outer cover side walls 58 so as not toprevent the top forming flaps 76 a, 76 b, 76 c, and 76 d from folding toform the top 77 enclosing the erected container 10 as shown in FIG. 6.Preferably, as illustrated, the top edge 28 of the inner containersleeve 12 aligns with the top end 74 of the outer cover 14 so that thetop edge 28 of the inner container can provide additional support forthe top flaps 76 when they are folded. Moreover, it is seen that theoverlays 88 a and 88 b, with adhesive on the inside face of theoverlays, are adhered at this time to the outer face of the sidewall 20of the inner container sleeve 50.

Next, with further reference to FIG. 5, the side wall 66 and top flap 76d are folded as a unit along the line of weakness 48 that will form theouter cover corner 70 d, onto the outside face 36 of side wall 24 of theinner container sleeve 50 (upper container 12). The overlays 88 c and 88d, with adhesive 96, contact and adhere to the outer face of thesidewall 24 of the inner container sleeve 50.

Adhesive 52, such as a hot melt glue, is then applied to the outsideface 78 of the glue tab 84, and then the front wall 60 and top flap 76 aof the blank 82 are folded as an integral unit along the line ofweakness 48 that will form the container corner 70 b, onto the outerface 36 of side wall 18 of the inner container sleeve 50 such that theend 86 b of the blank 82 contacts the adhesive 52 of the glue tab 84,thereby forming the two sided outer sleeve 92 (outer cover 14) which, incombination with the inner sleeve 50 (inner container 12), forms thedisplay ready knockdown assembly 94. It is seen, with reference to FIG.5, that the outer sleeve 92 has two sleeve walls 98 and 100 attached atthe corners 70 b and 70 d. The first sleeve wall 98, the upper wall,includes the outer cover walls 60 and 66 and top flaps 76 a and 76 d ina substantially same plane as seen in FIG. 5. The second sleeve wall100, the lower wall, includes the outer cover walls 62 and 64 and topflaps 76 b and 76 c in a substantially same plane parallel to the firstsleeve wall 98. The corners 70 a and 70 c of the outer cover 14 are notyet folded or formed. The outer sleeve 92 is erected into the outercover 14 as further described below.

Once the outer sleeve 92 is formed with the inner sleeve 50 securedwithin it, it is seen that a flat container knockdown assembly 94 isformed. Such flat assemblies are efficiently stacked for storage andshipment.

The “positional relationship” of the inner container 12 and outer cover14 of the erected container assembly 10 as discussed above is therelative position of the inner container 12 and outer cover 14 relativeto one another in the erected container assembly 12 as seen in FIG. 1and as closed as shown in FIG. 6. By securing the two sections 12 and 14at this relative position to one another during the manufacture of theknockdown assembly 94, it is appreciated that no further handling of thecover 14 relative to the inner container is to be made. For example,with reference to FIGS. 5 and 1, the knockdown assembly 94 is openedinto the erected configuration of FIG. 1 and the bottom flaps 32 foldedto form the bottom 34. With the top flaps 76 open, goods can be loadedinto the container 12. Once loaded, the container assembly 10 is closedsimply by folding the top flaps 76 of the outer cover 14. Since theouter cover 14 was previously attached to the inner container 12 at thepositional relationship of the erected and closed container assembly 10,the enclosure process is complete and the container 10 is ready forstacking with other containers and shipping. This eliminates the step ofplacing a separate outer cover section over an inner container after theloading of the goods.

Referring to FIG. 1, container knockdown assembly 94 is erected bypushing the corners 70 b and 70 d toward each other, folding and formingthe corners 70 a and 70 c of the outer cover 14 and corners 26 a and 26c of the container 12 until an erected container assembly 10 is formedas shown in FIG. 1. It is seen that this opens both of the inner andouter sleeves 50, 92 as a single unit. The bottom forming flaps 32 ofthe inner container 12 are then folded and secured to form the containerbottom 34, allowing the container assembly 10 to be loaded with goods.Once the goods are loaded, the top forming flaps 76 of the outer cover14 are folded and secured to form the top 77 to enclose the goods withinthe container 10 for shipment. It is seen that in this preferredembodiment, the height of the sidewalls 16 and 54 of respective innercontainer 12 and outer cover 14 are substantially the same so that theouter cover 14 fully covers the inner container 12 and positions theoverlays 88 along the bottom of the inner container 12. Moreover, thisconfiguration provides two layers of support on each side of thecontainer assembly 10 which increases the strength of the assembly 10.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the outer cover 14 is removed from the innercontainer 12 to display the goods held within the inner container 12.This is accomplished by detaching the overlays 88 from the outer cover14 and lifting the outer cover 14 from the inner container 12 as shown.Openings 89 are seen in the outer cover 14 from where the overlays 88were detailed. In one preferred embodiment, using a sufficiently strongadhesive 96 between the overlays 88 and the inner container 14, each ofthe lower ends of the outer cover sidewalls 62 and 64 are gripped with aperson's hands between the two overlays 88 and pulled away from theinner container 12 so as to break the overlays 88 from the outer cover14 along the tear line 90.

Since the inner container 12 may be used to display the goods on theretail floor, the outer face 36 of the side walls 16 may be printed withan esthetic design or some suitable promotional information. Theoverlays 88, through which the inner container 12 is adhesively fixed tothe outer cover 14, remains with and adhered to the inner container 12when the outer cover 14 is removed, thereby avoiding the need to breakthe adhesive joints between the overlays 88 and the inner container 12,and thereby prevent the tearing and marring of the outer face 36. Theouter face 78 of the overlays 88 can be printed to match the design onthe inner container 12.

The present invention thereby provides a container knockdown assembly94, which is simple and efficient to make, and a container assembly 10which in a preferred form, is easily erected from a knockdown assembly94, both of which are improved over previously known display readycontainers.

A container assembly 120 of a second embodiment of the present inventionis now described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The containerassembly 120 is similar in construction to the container assembly 10 ofFIG. 1 and can be erected from a container knockdown in a similarmanner. Accordingly, like elements in the drawings will be referencedwith the same reference numbers as those used for the container assembly10 describe previously. The inner container 12 is identical to that inFIG. 1, and overlay 88 is formed as a vertical strip extendingvertically from the bottom 72 of the outer cover 14 similar to theoverlay 88 of the container assembly 10. Here, however, there is onlyone overlay 88 formed in each of the two outer cover sidewalls 62 and64, in these overlays 88 extend vertically to near the top end 74 of theside walls 62 to 64.

FIG. 9 shows the inside face 80 of a preferred blank 82 a for formingthe outer cover 14 for the container assembly 120. It is identical tothe blank 82 of the container assembly 10 shown in FIG. 2 with theexception that the overlays 88 extend vertically from the bottom edge 72to the top end 74 of the side walls 62 and 66. A tear line 90 forms theoverlays 88. An adhesive 96 for adhering the outer cover 14 to the innercontainer 12 is provided.

The container assembly 120 can be erected from a knockdown constructedsimilarly to that described previously with reference to FIG. 5.Likewise, the container assembly 120 can be erected from a knockdownassembly in a similar manner as the container assembly 10. Moreover, thecontainer assembly 120 is erected, filled with goods, and enclosed in asimilar manner as container assembly 10, the main difference being thenumber and vertical length of the overlays 88, highlighted in FIG. 8,which shows the overlays 88 detached from the outer cover 14 after theouter cover 14 has been removed.

A container assembly 140 of a third embodiment is now described with areference to FIGS. 11, 12 and 13. The container assembly 140 is similarto the container assemblies 10 and 120 described above with likeelements referenced with the same reference numbers. The inner container12 is identical to those of the two embodiments described previously.

Here, the overlay 88 differs from the overlays of the previous twoembodiments and is now described in further detail. The overlay 88includes all of the bottom edge 72 of the outer cover 14 and has a tearline 90 extending horizontally around the perimeter of the outer cover14 spaced from the lower edge 72. A tear section 142, formed as ahorizontal tear strip, is likewise formed in the outer cover 14 betweenthe overlay 88 and the remainder 146 of the outer cover 14. The tearstrip 142 can include two tabs 144 separated by cuts 146 which can begripped and pulled to remove the tear strip 142. The tear strip has twoseparation sides, one side (the lower side) formed by the tear line 90of the overlay 88, and the other separation side (the upper side) formedby a second tear line 148 between the tear strip 142 and the remainderof the outer cover 14.

FIG. 12 illustrates a preferred blank 82 b for forming the outer cover14, the inner face 80 of the blank being shown. Suitable amounts ofadhesive 96 are provided between the overlay 88 of the outer cover 14and the inner container 12. A knockdown assembly can be formed with theblank 82 b for the outer cover 14 and the blank 42 of FIG. 3 for theinner container 14 in a similar manner as described above with referenceto the container assembly 10 of FIG. 1. Likewise, the container assembly140 can be erected from a knockdown assembly in a similar manner as thecontainer assembly 10. To separate the container sections 12, 14, withspecific reference to FIG. 11, tab 144 is pulled to remove the tearstrip 142 and thereby separate the outer cover 14, i.e., the remainder144, from the inner container 12. As with the previous embodiments, theoverlay 88 remains adhered to the inner container 12 so that theadhesive 96 does not have to be broken, thereby avoiding any marring ofthe outer surface 36 of the inner container 12.

While particular embodiments of the invention are described herein, itis not intended to limit the invention to such disclosure. Changes andmodifications may be incorporated and embodied within the scope of theappended claims. For example, those skilled in the art will alsorecognize that the present invention is not limited to the blanksillustrated. Other types of blanks may include self locking flaps forforming both top and bottom, and may include fold line means between thepanels other than scored lines. Additionally, the overlay 88 can take onany suitable shape or configuration, including different widths,heights, and shapes from those illustrated above, as well as differentnumbers of overlays and alternative placements of the overlays fromthose illustrated above.

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 23. A container knockdown assembly capable of beingerected into a container assembly having an inner container for holdinggoods and an outer cover for enclosing said inner container, saidknockdown assembly comprising: an inner sleeve capable of forming saidinner container when said knockdown assembly is erected, said innersleeve having first and second inner sleeve walls which include innercontainer sidewalls, a top edge, and a bottom forming flap opposite saidtop edge; an outer sleeve capable of forming said outer cover when saidknockdown assembly is erected, said outer sleeve having first and secondouter sleeve walls which include outer cover sidewalls, a bottom edge,and a top forming flap opposite said bottom edge, said inner sleevebeing positioned within said outer sleeve in a positional relationshipof the inner container and outer cover of the erected containerassembly, said outer sleeve further comprising a continuous adhesiveoverlay formed along the entire bottom edge of said outer sleeve and asingle tear section formed about a perimeter of said outer sleevebetween said overlay and a remainder of said outer sleeve, said tearsection having at least two separation sides, one of said separationsides being formed by a first tear line and the other of said separationsides being formed by a second tear line between said tear section andsaid remainder of said outer sleeve, said tear section being detachablefrom said overlay to permit removal of said outer cover from said innercontainer when the container is erected; and adhesive to secure saidinner and outer sleeves together in said aligned relationship, saidadhesive being applied during the formation of a knockdown configurationand being disposed between said inner container sidewalls and saidoverlay so that said overlay can remain attached to said inner containerwhen said overlay is detached from said outer cover and said outer coveris removed from said inner container.
 24. A container knockdown assemblyin accordance with claim 23 wherein said adhesive comprises a hot meltglue.
 25. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 23wherein said inner and outer sleeves form a substantially flatconfiguration.
 26. A container knockdown assembly in accordance withclaim 23 wherein said inner and outer sleeves are aligned relative toone another such that said top edge of said inner sleeve alignssubstantially with a fold line between said top forming flap and saidsidewalls of said outer sleeve.
 27. A container knockdown assembly inaccordance with claim 23 wherein said inner and outer sleeves areadapted to be erected into a rectangular shaped container assembly, saidtop forming flap comprises multiple flaps, said bottom forming flapcomprises multiple flaps, and said tear line comprises perforations insaid outer cover.
 28. A container assembly, comprising: an innercontainer having sidewalls for holding goods therein, a top edge, and abottom forming flap extending from a bottom end of said side walls; anouter cover having sidewalls for fitting over said sidewalls of saidinner container, said outer cover having a bottom edge and a top formingflap extending from a top end of said cover sidewalls, said outer coverfurther comprising an continuous overlay formed along the entire bottomedge of said outer sleeve and a single tear section formed about aperimeter of said outer sleeve between said overlay and a remainder ofsaid outer sleeve, said tear section having at least two separationsides, one of said separation sides being formed by a first tear lineand the other of said separation sides being formed by a second tearline between said tear section and said remainder of said outer sleeve,said tear section being detachable from said overlay to permit removalof said outer cover from said inner container when the container iserected; and adhesive to secure said inner container and said outercover together, said adhesive being applied during the formation of aknockdown configuration and being disposed between said inner containerside walls and said overlay of said outer cover so that said overlay canremain attached to said inner container if said overlay is detached fromsaid outer cover and said outer cover is removed from said innercontainer.
 29. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim28 wherein said adhesive comprises a hot melt glue.